the fact he's spending so much time on it, and his team is, shows you the priority here. >> reporter: there was a covid briefing today, but one statistic that really stood out to me and probably a lot of americans is about 47% of vaccinations are coming in with no racial data. i'm wondering if the president has a fix for that, if there is a legislative or policy change that will be made, because i wonder how you ensure that the vaccine is given equitably if you don't know who is getting it. >> first, you know, the racial disparities and the impact of this pandemic are not lost on the president, and that's one of the reasons he asked dr. ma marcella nunez-smith to address this issue on the disproportionate at peculiarities of people of

color. one of the things we can do is target the highest risk communities hit by this pandemic, so going into communities and meeting people where they are, and not expecting every community to go out and seek and search where they can find the vaccine. meeting with states to discuss their plans for ensuring equitable vaccine distribution and ask for assistance in achieving that goal. as you all know, and wea've talked about it in here, governments are seeking the distribution to ensure that vaccinations are getting to all parts of the country. we are thinking instinctively and creatively how to do that, and we're also working with the cdc to improve vaccination data reporting by ethnicity. there's no question that it's not at the level we need it to be at. >> do you think that's going to happen, or is there a message to people giving out the vaccines?

i just wonder how that actually gets changed on the ground level? i don't know if it's a presidential memoranda or policy change. how often did people take this data to say, the white house need data from this person? >> equity is a priority in everything we do, including addressing covid and the pandemic, which is the president's top priority. i would certainly defer to our health and medical experts who i know spoke to this a bit this morning, and i think dr. marcella nunez-smith will be out more in the next 24 hours or so talking about steps we can take on this front. go ahead. >> reporter: this is about the question of reconciliation. leader mitch mcconnell famously said, winners make policy, losers go home. so why shouldn't president biden be as tactfully ruthless as

republicans have been in pushing priorities that he has? >> i think the president is encouraged by the pace, and rapid pace, i should say, that speaker pelosi and senator schumer are moving this package forward. at the same time, there is time because this policy can take a bit to make changes as needed. he wants to be part of those conversations, hence, he invited republicans to do that here today. i can't speak to senator mcconnell's role or commitment or point of view or anything. he's certainly not asking me to be his spokesperson, lord knows, but president biden ran on a commitment, of course, of unifying the country but also hearing from all sides and having engaging and having an opportunity to have discussions. and today is part of doing that. >> reporter: quickly, can i circle back, to use that phrase, to a question i asked during the transition. >> anybody can steal it.

>> reporter: has the white house made a determination about whether it will tocontinue to extend briefings? >> this is a good question. i've raised it with our national security team. it's something, obviously, that's under review. there was not a conclusion the last i asked him about it, but i'm happy to follow up on it and see if there's more to share. in the back. >> reporter: last friday a few dozen men from the white supremacist group patriot front were marching on the mall toward the capitol. what is the administration's latest threat assessment on extremist groups like this coming to washington? is the threat increasing? >> i think the fact there was a tactic on violent extremism that is going to review all activity that could pose a threat, including the activities of

white supremacists tells you what a priority it is and tells you that we believe there is more that needs to be done and a greater assessment. that review is ongoing. as soon as it's concluded, i'm sure we'll have more to share with all of you about our view at this point in time. >> reporter: just a bit of a housekeeping matter. since the senate delayed its confirmation vote of senator myorkas, does that mean the confirmation is pushed back as well. >> we hope to move forward with that tomorrow and the actions we have discussed here a bit. >> reporter: last week, the president knows about what

happened in this country, and the last two times it happened in the city itself in washington, d.c.? >> we certainly would have concern about the desecration of monuments of ghandi, and that's certainly what we would express. sorry, what was the last part of the question you were asking? >> reporter: does the president know about it and what are his talks on it? >> if there's more to share on the president's point of view on t i'm happy to get back to you on that, but certainly we would condemn that desecration and watch it closely. >> reporter: do you recognize you are commenting on? >> i think our statement makes clear the review of the last few days and where we stand on the declared new government. >> reporter: as you know, former president trump has been barred from a lot of social media sites. i'm curious whether you think his absence has made your job

any easier or the white house's job any easier as it goes forward on these covid negotiations? >> in what way? >> he covered a lot of ground, had pull with republicans who may be more inclined to take a harder position. i wonder if that's anything you guys have thought about or considered? >> this may be hard to believe. we don't spend a lot of time thinking or talking about president trump here. former president trump, to be more clear. i think that's a question probably more appropriate for republican members who are looking for ways to support a bipartisan package and whether that gives them space. but i can't say we miss him on twitter. >> reporter: does the president continue to support the twitter ban? >> i think that's a decision by twitter. he has spoken to the need for social media platforms to continue to take steps to reduce hate speech, but we don't have more for you on it than that. >> reporter: is there a

particular way the president is trying to keep in touch with basic everyday americans such as getting a sampling of letters and sitting down with them as it relates to the pandemic? >> that's such a good question. he is looking to remain engaged. it's hard when we haven't done any travel yet, and we're certainly hoping to do that at some point in time, to engage with americans more directly. i don't have anything specific. he does receive, of course, letters. he takes some time for them to come in. they kind of go through a process once they arrive at the white house. that's something he's eager to have access to. obviously, there are also many ways to provide feedback or input to the white house which he's eager to receive, too, but let me see if i can get more detail for you on that. >> reporter: another housekeeping question. do you know if all ten senators are coming to the meeting this evening? >> that's a great question.

i don't have an official manifest, but we will venture to circle back with all of you on that after the briefing. >> reporter: and another one on burma. the president's statement that came out, he's calling on the international community to come together on one voice to press the military to reverse what they've done. does the riot on the capitol on january 6 make it harder for the president to be part of this international community he's calling on? >> i don't think the international community sees president biden as a route of the actions on january 6, and he has made every effort the through partners and allies with how he has spoken publicly and discussed the events on january 6th, and through his own commitment to restoring rule of law, democracy here in the united states. the united states remains a country in the world that is looked to for, you know,

leadership, and it's going to take some time, but he's certainly committed to doing that. >> reporter: thank you. >> reporter: another housekeeping question. does the president or anyone else here plan to visit wednesday to pay respects to officer sicknick. >> i will check on his schedule, ed, if there's more to outline for you. go ahead, hans. >> reporter: for unaccompanied migrants arriving at the border now, after that it's an appeals court decision. are they being turned away right now? >> we'll have a briefing tomorrow and the president will have more to say. i'll defer to that. >> reporter: is that one of the items that will be discussed? >> i'm not going to preview it more for you. we're still doing the final review, believe it or not, but we'll have a briefing tonight in advance of our announcement tomorrow. great, thank you, everyone.

all right, jen psaki there wrapping up this first white house briefing of the week. a few headlines, of course, right now, stimulus talks are underway to get the economy going in the middle of this downturn because of the coronavirus pandemic. there will be talks with republicans tonight but the white house is clear, jen psaki is clear that joe biden's fear is not that the relief package is going to be too much but that it's going to be too little. so, of course, he's not in favor there of a smaller relief package. i want to bring in right now our cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins along with chief analyst gloria borger and our congressional correspondent ryan nobles. takeaways for you, kaitlan. >> reporter: of course the meeting tonight is what everyone has looked to with president biden making this basic counteroffer to his covid relief proposal, saying this is a package they believe could actually get bipartisan support

while still having a relief pack o package out there. but jen psaki said this meeting tonight is not to make or accept an offer on coronavirus relief, so basically don't expect them to leave this meeting with a new agreement on what this is going to look like. it seems to be more of an effort by the white house to say they are trying to pursue bipartisanship here, when, of course, it becomes increasingly clear that democrats on the hill are mooving forward with this reconciliation process that would allow them to pass this bill with only democratic support. president biden's proposal is $1.9 trillion. the ones by republicans led by susan collins of maine is closer to $600 billion. jen psaki said they do want it to be closer to the number biden had proposed, basically wanting them to stay near that top line. this doesn't say if all ten senators are actually coming, and we should get a readout if

that happens. one decision they were asked about there was the anger we saw from west virginia, senator joe manchin over the weekend, after the vice president did a local interview in his state asking for support for this package. he did not get a heads-up about that and he was visibly frustrated over the weekend because he did want to work on an agreement about what this package could look like with bipartisanship. she said the white house has been in touch with manchin. she did not say specifically whether president biden has called him. >> that's a very good point. and, gloria, obviously when you look at joe biden's inauguration speech, it was all about unity, and yet here he is kind of coming up against the cold, hard reality. it's really just an issue of is the white house actually going to admit it at this point in time. i think back to, for instance, the obama administration when they came into power, and there was this ernest push for there to be bipartisanship when it came to a health care plan.

i think it was very much generous on the side of republicans as well. in the end that's not really what ended up happening, so it's a wonder of what the lesson and the takeaway is going to be moving forward. are they really into a bipartisan push? >> i think they're making a really big bet here, brianna. and the big bet here is this covid relief package is going to be more popular with the country, including republicans in the country, than it probably will be with republicans in the congress. and so she was very careful in talking about sort of unity and bipartisanship, and pointing to the fact that, you know, one poll shows that over 70% of people in the country support this package. so it kind of reminds me in a way of ronald reagan who very often went over the heads of members of congress who didn't support him and went to the american people and tried to shore up support for his plan outside of the congress if he couldn't get it inside the congress.

so, sure, they're going to push for a budget so they can maybe do this with majority votes. they're going to try to get as many republicans as they can, of course, but their game, their play here is the american public has told us they need it, there are lots of republicans out there in the real world not in washington who want it, and we're going to be doing this for them. that's what you're going to be hearing them saying. >> and, ryan, of course republican senators meeting tonight with the white house. what are we expecting? >> well, i think they're probably going to be met with a harsh reality from the biden administration, and then by extension, what congressional democrats are thinking about this. it's not just the size of the package, we should point out, brianna, it's also missing some very keymocrats consider to be crucial to be put in this ak page. the direct payments, for instance, to most americans is not nearly enough as to what many democrats want, and what democrats campaigned on in this

last election, particularly those two senators from georgia, who promised there would be $2,000 paychecks in most americans' bank accounts after they got elected. another thing this is lacking, at least a republican proposal, is direct aid to state and local governments. that's something even republican governors are begging for this administration from, so the size of the package is one thing, but what is in it is also not enough. and i think that gloria is 100% right. maybe president biden desperately would like to have his first big legislative victory involve republicans, but that's not nearly as important to democrats here on capitol hill. they are much more concerned with passing a package that they believe is going to help as many americans as possible across a wide spectrum, and they also understand that they have the votes to get it done with or without republicans. they have this reconciliation option at their fingertips. they are more than willing to use it. they are going to invite

republicans into this process. they've even suggested that republicans can be involved and vote for the reconciliation package if they want, but they are not going to wait for republicans because they believe this needs to be done, and it has to get done as soon as possible. >> is that resonating with any republicans, that belief that gloria was talking about, that, look, this is a package that might actually be very well received by some republican voters? and so is that sort of overture of republicans who can get on board, although it would be getting on board a proposal they don't particularly like as much, ryan. is that something that's getting through? >> it doesn't appear to be, at least, not yet. there still seems to be quite a bit of reluctance among republican senators to really get on board with a big package. the most that we've seen is this group of ten senators who are even willing to deal, you know, to say that we're willing to put up some sort of a $600 billion very targeted package. it's interesting, brianna, and we all predicted this would

happen, right, that once democrats got in control of the white house and the congress that all of a sudden republicans were going to rediscover their concern for deficit spending, right? now all of a sudden they're all nervous and wringing their hands about the amount of money that's being spent. one point i would make that republicans seem to be making over and over again, there are billions of dollars still left on the table right now from the previous aid package that hasn't even been spent yet, and they're saying why don't we get that money spent and get it out to the american people before we talk about another massive package. that's really the minority view. there aren't a lot of republicans that want to get involved in this process, but as a point i made before, they don't need republicans in order to pass it. >> look at the stimulus package that passed when barack obama became president. it was passed by a handful of votes. and joe biden, then vice president,t,t,ad to twist arms get a few republicans on board.

i wouldn't be surprised if you had that same kind of situation here, and as jen psaki said, look, the public doesn't care whether this is done by the budget process or whether you can get 60 votes. her point was they just need the help. >> and it was interesting also, kaitlan, to hear jen psaki when she was asked if the lack of donald trump's noise on social media is helping bipartisan talks. >> yeah, she said they do not miss him on twitter. of course, the former president was not even involved in these discussions, really, when he was still in office. of course, the lack of him commenting and weighing in on twitter on all things related to biden's presidency has been sort of a relief to the white house. she wouldn't comment whether or not she thought what actions social media companies should take with regards to president trump. one thing we should note that's of interest is susan gorman, the

former intelligence director, she used to brief president trump in those intelligence briefings in the oval office, and she put out a statement saying she believes he should have access to those post-intelligence briefings that presidents still enjoy when they're out of office, she said they should be revoked. jen psaki was asked if a decision was made on that. she said it's still under review the last time she talked to their intelligence officials who they are going to leave this recommendation up to, and they have not made a decision as to whether president trump can still get access to those briefings that would keep him abreast of what's going on throughout the world. >> that was interesting, gloria, because jen psaki said she had made this inquiry as well, and she was still awaiting the answer. >> it's clearly a hot topic among national security officials who, if gordon is saying you shouldn't do this, as kaitlan points out, and she was the one dealing with the former president every single day, you can imagine that her words are going to have a lot of weight.

>> glorgloria, kaitlan, ryan, t you so much for all of you here after the white house briefing. just in a capitol hill insurrectionist charged with hurting an officer that blacked out and collapsed. plus, some of the people who attacked the capitol to overturn the election didn't even vote in the election. see what we found. in one week before his impeachment trial begins, lawyers quit donald trump's legal team because he wants to keep pushing the big lie, that the election was stolen from him, a baseless claim.

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becoming more urgent with new highly contagious variant spreading, but who is getting the shots and who is getting left out? we're getting some new information on that right now from the centers of disease control and prevention, and cnn health reporter jacqueline howard is joining me now to discuss this. what are you learning, jacqueline, when it comes to the demographic breakdown of who is getting vaccinated by age, gender and ethnicity? >> this breakdown just came in from the cdc, brianna, and what it tells us that it looks like the people vaccinated so far are mostly women. the study shows that among 13 million people who have received at least one dose of vaccine so far, 63% were women, 55% were ages 50 and older, and 60.4% were white. what that tells me, there might still be some hesitancy within the black and brown communities when it comes to vaccines, and/or there could be an access issue as well. so this is something to watch.

these numbers are from december 14 through january 14, so they are from just the initial rollout. as more groups get prioritized to receive the vaccine, it will be interesting to see if these numbers change and how so. >> we're going to be following that disparity in some of the coverage we're doing in the hour next. how about health care facilities? how are they factoring into this? >> this is another interesting report, brianna. what we know about skilled nursing facilities, this cdc paper looks at 11,000 facilities, and it's estimated that 77.8% of residents have received their vaccine so far, so that's good, but a median of 37.5% of staff members have received their first dose. these estimated median numbers are per facility, but this is

something to watch if, you know, this gap in how many staff members have received the vaccines versus residents continue. there is a concern that has staff members go out into the community and come back into facilities, could they carry the virus with them. again, this is something to watch as the rollout continues. >> it certainly is, and we know you'll be following it. jacqueline, thank you so much. just ahead the coronavirus task force revealing a new at-home test that has a 95% accuracy within 15 minutes. find out the cost and when it will hit shelves. plus this person was one of the first to reach the barricades outside the capitol. he is charged with attacking an officer. we'll have the video, next.

federal prosecutors have charged one of the capitol hill insurrectionists with assaulting a police officer. they say that ryan steven samsol was one of the first people who actually breached the barricades outside the capitol complex, and that his attack on the police line caused at least one officer to suffer a concussion.

cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is on this story. what are we learning about these charges, jess? >> reporter: we're learning just how carefully investigators are examining each and every person who participated in this insurrection, and, in addition, how the video that these rioters recorded themselves are now leading to their arrests. the latest to be charged here, ryan steven samsol, it was a recording they took of him leading a group as they tore down the barricades on the left side, and then assaulted officers. there is this lengthy video clip. prosecutors have pinpointed that man who is highlighted as samsol. he has a red hat, a maga hat, a jacket, a sweatshirt. they break down the barricade and then shout at officers. samsol, rips off his jacket, turns his hat around as if to really show he's ready to fight, and just as a rioter starts

talking to him, the crowd gets really rowdy. at one point they actually walk up and knock over a capitol police officer. that's coming up. it's after this other rioter is talking to samsol. you can see that rioter getting really rowdy. and that woman police officer is eventually knocked over. that's when some of the other rioters rush over to her. what's interesting is we're getting a further glimpse of this in the court filing. here's a detailed description of what prosecutors say then unfolded. it said, samsol and others knocked over a capitol police officer as they lifted the barricades up, causing the officer to hit her head on the stairs behind her, resulting in a loss of consciousness. samsol picked up that officer off the ground, and according to that officer said this. we don't have to hurt you, why are you standing in the way? we heard from the court documents that the officer later

blacked out, brianna, and samsol is formally charged with assaulting a police officer, and on top of that, samsol has a criminal history here. he was out on parole the day of that insurrection january 6, and he also has a warrant for his arrest in an assault in new jersey. this is just one of the 175, brianna, who have been charged, including one or more former or current members of the military. we are getting more from these videos that are on the internet for everybody's full view, brianna. >> that was a moment, one of the early moments, that i think it showed us how bad things got from the get-go, and yet people still continued to move toward the capitol. cnn took a look at the rioters charged in the insurrection of the capitol, and

of course some of them mtwantedo overturn the results of the election, and it turned out some of them didn't even vote in that election. there is a crippling of the vaccination system. we're going to take a look at this. >> reporter: and president trump is in a mess after some of his lawyers quit. hear why. ♪come and get your love♪ get a dozen double crunch shrimp for one dollar with any steak entrée. only at applebee's.

they stormed a capitol to overturn an election that they didn't even vote in. senior correspondent drew griffin is with us on this. what are you learning, drew? >> the more you learn, the more delusional this whole thing becomes. my colleagues, blake ellison and melody haake looked at the people at the capitol and their voting records. they found out 10% of them did not vote in the last election. here's three of them right now. donovan crowl, he's the ex-marina fillaffiliated wit

oathkeepers. he registered in 2015 but never voted. he was asked to respond, but he never responded so he was removed from the voter rolls. this guy charged with conspiracy of government property. and jack griffith did not vote, a 25-year-old from tennessee. and a senior there, gracyn courtright did not vote. she was bragging, saying, i can't wait to tell my grandkids i was here, being at the capitol that day. so all the people who actually

went to the capitol to protest and storm the capitol, i guess torques show the vote was unfair to donald trump, it turns out they didn't vote at all. >> do we know why they would do that? why they would go to this extent of breaking into the capitol but they didn't vote? >> directly from them or their attorneys, we do not. there is no explanation. some of them, according to family members, there is some abuse problems. many of them, through social media, expressed that they bought into this whole delusional kind of misinformation stream that kind of brought them in, and through some experts we talked to, it's almost a classic brainwashing, brianna, that they were sucked into this and believed so much in this kind of cause that they ended up at the capitol even though they never took part in the democratic process that may have actually gotten their candidate elected. >> very interesting. drew griffin, thank you so much for that. next, a major snowstorm in the northeast has put covid

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snow-covered new york city. enduring the blizzard event since late sunday evening. authorities hoping only essential workers are the runs using the streets and everyone else staying at home. a state of emergency here in place in new york and also neighbors new jersey. mother nature interrupting vaccination attempts. some postponed for later in the week. the city saying over the weekend they did not want older residents to brave this weather. they'll are notified those highly sought-after appointments will be scheduled for later this week instead. >> reporter: i'm alexandra field in boston, massachusetts. the storied home of the boston red sox, where it is a different kind of opening day. these people are lined up for vaccines. this is the first day the ballpark is open for vaccines for the general public. this is also the city's first mass vaccination site. appointments booked out in a

matter of hours for the first week here at fenway park. new appointments made available every week. starting with about 500 vaccinations a day and plan to scale up to about 1,000 and then on to 1,250 a day. as for what happens when it's time to play baseball here? well, the ceo and president of the red sox says he homes they'll be able to do both at the same time. maybe vaccines in the morning. baseball at night. >> reporter: i'm pete muntean at reagan national airport. the transportation security administration is requiring now that you wearing a masks starting here at security, but also it says throughout the entire transportation system. public and commercial. that includes planes, trains, buses, boats, taxis and ride shares. also here in airports and at transportation hubs. all goes into effect 11:59 p.m. tonight and those violating the

rule could face civil penalties. a big shift, new administration and new policy. the trump administration famed to act on any sort of transportation mask mandate. >> thank you to my colleagues for those reports. a team from the world health organization returned to the market in wuhan chain no believed to the central to the spread of covid-19. cnn is following the trip for us from beijing. >> reporter: this seafood market closed for a year and repeatedly disinfected but experts told cnn being there gave them a sense of the state of the market in terms of infrastructure, maintenance, hygiene and flow of goods and people, because all the shops and equipment are still there. they were also able to talk to workers, locals, as well as public health officials who actually collected environmental samples from the market back then. now, these experts also had been given important data regarding flu-like diseases in and around wuhan in the months leading up

to december 2019 potentially offering clues about the on ji origins of the virus. chinese officials transparent and helpful oh far but one hoped to see future visits in the coming days contacted in smaller groups because challenging to build up a relationship with a large delegation sitting around listening. they also are keenly aware their entire mission is under a global spotlight with all of their moves and stops being closely watched. but even though they insist they're scientists, not politicians, sometimes seems impossible to keep politics entirely out of their agenda. last saturday a stop to an exhibition touting success of the ruling chinese party. reporting from beijing for cnn. democrats formally moving to

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it's top of the hour. i'm brianna keilar. in a few hours president biden face what's will be his biggest test yet to govern with unity set to meet with ten republican senators. these ten here, they just offer add counter to the president's $1.9 trillion covid relief package, but their plan is one-third of the price tag of biden's plan. moments ago the white house calmed the republican counterproposal a "good-faith effort" and the press secretary, jen psaki, stressed this about what won't happen in this meeting. >> what this meeting is not is a form for the president to make or accept an offer. the risk is not that it is too big. this package. the risk, that it is too small.

his view, the size of the package needs to be commensurate with the crises we're facing, the dual crises we're facing hence proposed a parkage worth $1.9 trillion. >> at the white house seeks covid relief president biden's response team is tracking the more infectious variants. located in if 32 states. >> variants remain a great concern and we continue to track them in the united states with at least 33 jurisdictions reporting 471 variant cases as of january 31st. >> but the biden team is hailing a major plus towards tracking the virus. a new $230 million government contract to purchase a fully at-home coronavirus fest that would actually give users results before they even leave the house. >> these are over-